Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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It's a little unclear which reports you are using. Are these variables selected in the hourly reporting schedules? I would generally expect the gas consumption to be higher than the load unless the gas-burning equipment is operating with perfect efficiency.
You might want to consider looking into the .SIM file and accessing the PS-C and PS-D reports. The PS-C report will show the plant equipment with the annual heat/cool loads along with their annual fuel/electricity consumption. The PS-D reports will show the circulation loop loads. This will give you a check on the annual sums of the hourly loads and a sense of the annual operating efficiency for the plant equipment. For the hourly loads themselves, I would suggest creating an hourly report for the hot and chilled water loops rather than using the building heat/cool load variables.
